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RussiaSerbia relations

RussoSerbia relationsrefer to bilateralforeign relationsbetween Serbiaand Russia.Serbia and Russia have maintained

diplomatic relations since 1838.

Serbia has an embassy in Moscowand Russia has anembassy in Belgradeand a liaison office to UM!"in#ristina. Serbia also

announced to later open a consulate$general in%e&aterinburg.

S'R %ugoslaviarecogni(ed Russia in )ecember 1**1 by the )ecision of the #residency on the recognition of the former republics

of theUSSR.)iplomatic relations between the "ingdom of %ugoslaviaand the USSR were established on +une ,- 1*-/ and

Serbia and the Russian 'ederation recogni(e the continuity of all inter$State documents signed between the two countries. 0here

are about / bilateral treaties agreements and protocols signed in the past. Serbia and the Russian 'ederation have signed and

ratified -3 bilateral agreements and treaties in diverse areas of mutual cooperation so far.21

4ccording to censuses there were 3,-Russiansliving in Serbia 5,/1162,and 371/Serbsliving in Russia 5,/1/6.230here were

11/-3 spea&ers of Serbian language in Russia out of which 333/ were native spea&ers and 31* native spea&ers of Russian in

Serbia.2-2724ccording to ,/17 data there were ,*-** Serbian citi(ens in Russia.24ccording to ,/13 data there were 3,*/

Russian citi(ens in Serbia.28

Political relations

9ighest level visits of Serbian officials to Russia include #resident of the 'ederal Republic of %ugoslavia:o;islav "ooran ?in@iAin 'ebruary ,//1 visit by

the 'ederal #rime Minister>oran iCiAin 4pril ,//1 visit by the #resident:ladimir #utinto Belgrade and #ristina in +une ,//1 visit

by the #rime Minister:o;islav "o


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Hundoubtedly it may entail a whole chain of unpredictable conseIuences to other regions in the worldH that will come bac& to hit the

Jest Hin the faceH.2,)uring an official state visit to Serbia following the declaration Russian #resident$elect)mitry

Medvedevreiterated support for Serbia and its stance on "osovo.2,

Russia has also said that theMarch ,//8 riotsin 0ibet were lin&ed with the recognition by some states of the independence of

SerbiaGs brea&away province "osovo. 'oreign MinisterSergey Kavrov in an interview with a Russian newspaper also lin&ed the

demands for greater autonomy by ethnic 4lbanians in Macedonia with the "osovo issue. Kavrov said H0here are grounds to

presume that this is not occurring by chance. %ou can see what is happening in 0ibet how the separatists there are acting. 0he

4lbanians in Macedonia are already demanding a level of autonomy that is a clear step toward independence. 'urthermore events

in other areas of the world give us grounds to assume that we are only at the beginning of a very precarious processH.2,8

=n March ,3 :ladimir #utin ordered urgent humanitarian aid for "osovo Serb enclaves.2,*#rime Minister of "osovo 9ashim

0haci opposed the Russian plan for sending aid to "osovo Serbs. 9e stated that Russia could only send aid if it was agreed and

coordinated with Lovernment in #ristina.23/

=n +uly 17 #resident )mitry Medvedevstated in a ma;or foreign policy speech H'or the DU "osovo is almost what !raIis to theUnited States.... 0his is the latest eEample of the undermining of international lawH.231

=n ,* May ,//* #resident )mitry Medvedev described Serbia as a H&ey partnerH for Russia in Southeast Durope and announced

HJe intend to continue to coordinate our foreign police moves in future including the ones related to the solving of the issue with

"osovoH.23,

Russian ambassador to Serbia 4le&sandr "onu(in told a Belgrade daily in +une ,//* that HRussiaGs stand is rather simple we are

ready to bac& whatever position Serbia ta&es 5with regards to "osovo6.H233

Kosovo recognition

=n 1 'ebruary ,//8 the former province ofKosovounilaterally declared independence from Serbia forming theRepublic of

Kosovoin the

process.Serbia,Russia,China,Algeria,Morocco,Greece,Mexico,Pakistan,Romania,Ukraine,Spain,India,ra!il,"igeria,

South A#rica,Argentina,elarus,Palestine,oli$ia,Indonesia,Cuba,%ene!uela,"icaraguaand many others do not recogni(e

"osovo as an independent state. Serbia has vowed to fight "osovoGs admission to international organi(ations. 0he Republic of

"osovo does not have and has not yet applied forUnited Nationsmembership. 4s of ,3 +une ,/17108United ations member

states andTaiwanrecogni(e "osovo as an independent state. But still with the strong and firm opposition of both Russia and Fhina

and their allies "osovo has no current prospects of becoming a member of the United ations.[2]

Serbia in response to nations which have recogni(ed "osovo as an independent nation has consistently recalled its ambassadors

to these nations in an act of protest.[3]0hese countries include theUnited States,Albania,Bulgaria,Republic of

Macedonia,Colombia,Croatia,France,Germany,Hungary,Turkey,Sloeniaand theUnited !ingdom&
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Serbia and Nato

0he40= intervention in Bosnia and 9er(egovinain 1**, and the 40= bombing of %ugoslaviain 1*** resulted in strained

relations between Serbiaand 40=.Relations were further strained following"osovoGs declaration of independencein ,//8 while

a protectorate of the United ationswith security support from 40=. 9owever Serbia was invited and ;oined the#artnership for

#eaceprogramme during the ,// Riga Summitand in ,//8 was invited to enter the intensified dialogue programme whenever the

country is ready.2-1

SerbiaGs #arliamentpassed a resolution in ,// which declared their military neutralityuntil such time as a referendum was held on

the issue.21,7=n 1 =ctober ,//8 Serbian )efence Minister )ragan Nutanovacsigned the !nformation DEchange 4greement with

40= one of the prereIuisites for fuller membership in the#artnership for #eaceprogramme.21,!n 4pril ,/11SerbiaGs reIuest

for an !#4# was approved by 40=21,and Serbia submitted a draft !#4# in May ,/13.21,80he agreement was finali(ed on 17

+anuary ,/17.21,*

4FeS!)poll in +une ,/17 conducted with the support of US4!)indicated that only 1, percent of those polled supported for 40=membership down from ,7 percent in ,/1, and 3 percent were opposed.213/0he minorKiberal )emocratic #artyand Serbian

Renewal Movementremain the most vocal political parties in favor of 40= membership.21314lthough Serbia aspires to ;oin

theDuropean UnionSerbia may see& to maintain militaryneutrality;oining neither40=nor theFS0=.278213,

NATO-EU: a strategic artners!i

Sharing strategic interests 40= and the Duropean Union cooperate on issues of common interest and are wor&ing side by side incrisis management capability development and political consultations. 0he Duropean Union is a uniIue and essential partner for40=. 0he two organisations share a ma;ority of members 5,,6 and all members of both organisations share common values.40= Secretary Leneral +ens Stoltenberg meets with the #resident of the Duropean Founcil )onald 0us& on 3 )ec. ,/1-

!nstitutionalised relations between 40= and the Duropean Union 5DU6 were launched in ,//1 building on steps ta&en during the1**/s to promote greater Duropean responsibility in defence matters 540=$Jestern Duropean Union cooperation16. 0he politicalprinciples underlying the relationship were set out in the )ecember ,//, 40=$DU )eclaration on a Duropean Security and)efence #olicy 5DS)#6. 0he declaration also reaffirmed DU assured access to 40=Os planning capabilities for the DUOs ownmilitary operations. Kater the so$called PBerlin #lusQ arrangements set the basis for the 4lliance to support DU$led operations inwhich 40= as a whole is not engaged.

Jith the enlargement of both organisations in ,//- followed by the accession of Bulgaria Romania and Froatia to the DU 40=and the Duropean Union now have ,, member countries in common.,

4t the Kisbon Summit in ovember ,/1/ the 4llies underlined their determination to improve the 40=$DU strategic partnership.0his was reinforced by 40=Os ,/1/ Strategic Foncept which commits the 4lliance to prevent crises manage conflicts and stabilisepost$conflict situations including by wor&ing more closely with 40=Os international partners most importantly the United ationsand its strategic partner $ the DU.

40=Os Strategic Foncept clearly states that an active and effective DU contributes to the overall security of the Duro$4tlantic area.0he Duropean UnionOs Kisbon 0reaty 5in force end ,//*6 provides a framewor& for strengthening the DUOs capacities to addresscommon security challenges. on$DU Duropean 4llies ma&e a significant contribution to these efforts. 'or the strategic partnershipbetween 40= and the DU their fullest involvement in these efforts is essential.

40= and the DU can and should play complementary and mutually reinforcing roles in supporting international peace and security.0he 4llies are determined to ma&e their contribution to create more favourable circumstances through which they will

fully strengthen the strategic partnership with the DU in the spirit of full mutual openness transparency complementarityand respect for the autonomy and institutional integrity of both organisations
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enhance practical cooperation in operations throughout the crisis spectrum from coordinated planning to mutual supportin the field

broaden political consultations to include all issues of common concern in order to share assessments and perspectives

cooperate more fully in capability development to minimise duplication and maEimise cost$effectiveness.

Flose cooperation between 40= and the DU is an important element in the development of an international PFomprehensive4pproachQ to crisis management and operations which reIuires the effective application of both military and civilian means. 0heFhicago Summit in May ,/1, reiterated these principles by underlining that 40= and the DU share common values and strategicinterests. 'ully strengthening this strategic partnership is particularly important in the current environment of austerity. !n thisconteEt the 40= Secretary Leneral engages actively with his DU counterparts and has addressed the Duropean #arliamentOs'oreign 4ffairs Fommittee in ;oint session with the sub$committee on Security and )efence on numerous occasions.

1. 4t that time the Jestern Duropean Union 5JDU6 was acting for the Duropean Union in the area of security and defence 51**,Maastricht 0reaty6. 0he JDUGs crisis$management role was transferred to the Duropean Union in 1***.

,. ,8 40= member countries Albania, elgium, ulgaria, Canada, Croatia, C!echRepublic, 'enmark, (stonia, )rance, German*, Greece, +ungar*, Iceland, Ital*, at$ia,ithuania, uxembourg, the "etherlands, "or-a*, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slo$akia,Slo$enia, Spain, .urke*, United /ingdom, United States.

,8 DU member countries Austria, elgium, ulgaria, Croatia, C*prus, C!ech Republic,'enmark, (stonia, )inland, )rance, German*, Greece, +ungar*, Ireland, Ital*, at$ia,ithuania, uxembourg, Malta, the "etherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slo$akia,Slo$enia, Spain, S-eden, the United /ingdom&

Serbia re"ugee

0he DU has praised Serbia for coping with the refugee crisis. 9owever this contributed to widespread speculation inside the country

that it will host a large refugee camp.Dur4ctiv Serbia reports.

4ccording to the latest reports however this will not be the case and that the most li&ely solution is the establishment of temporary

shelters. 0his may prove to be an urgent issue as the winter is approaching and a large number of refugees lac& shelter.

4ccording to U data more than ,/ refugees entered Serbia from Macedonia in the first wee& of September. Jith a population

estimated at million a fragile economy and unemployment at close to ,/T it has so far received 1,//// this year according to

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4ccording to StefanoviA only 7// refugees reIuested asylum in Serbia and ,7/ refugees stayed. 9owever several cities in Serbia

report a consistently high influE of immigrants.

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